the heat goes on ..

The ash is still falling from the sky, the light is still eerily orange, the sky grey ... still being powered by a generator, no laundry is being done as there are water shortages, phone lines are going down, news is trickling in of people in the extended community who have lost their homes, the road north is still inaccessible - and it is business as normal - the food yesterday was delicious - tonight my study group is giving a presentation and we're about to open the office for the day .. all is surprisingly calm and relaxed despite the ash and inferno around us -